Positions for 2009 are available in the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for local government, it has been reported.

Graduates interested in working in the public sector may be interested in the scheme, which offers a two-year training programme geared at fast-tracking university leavers into council roles, reports the Times.
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Graduates of black or Asian minority origin are being targeted by MI6, which has launched a new recruitment drive.

Speaking to the Telegraph, the head of recruitment at the Secret Intelligence Service, who remained anonymous, said a wider range of applicants were needed to tackle new threats posed to the UK by terrorism.
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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned of a possible shortage of social care workers in the UK, in comments which may buoy university leavers seeking graduate jobs in the sector.
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